What the heck happened at the end of Loki season 1?

polygon.com:

Loki season 2 is here, but after a two-year break, the events of Marvel Studios’ Disney Plus debut series may be a little hazy. While the new season of Loki starts with a light recap of season 1 and its big cliffhanger, the frenetic events of season 2’s premiere might throw viewers for a loop. Part of that seems intentional; Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson), and the rest of the TVA seem pretty confused about what’s happening to Loki and the Sacred Timeline in the first episode of Loki season 2.

If you’re looking to remember what happened to Loki, Mobius, Sylvie, He Who Remains, and the TVA employees at the conclusion of the show’s first season, we’ll try to catch you up to speed quickly.

[Ed. note: The following contains spoilers for Loki season 1, naturally.]

At the end of the first season of Loki, the god of mischief and his variant/romantic interest Sylvie travel to the end of time to find answers about who’s really pulling the strings at the TVA. Remember, the Time-Keepers who were purportedly the masterminds behind the Time Variance Authority were actually a fabrication. There was a man behind the curtain.

When they reach the Citadel at the End of Time, Loki and Sylvie encounter Miss Minutes, the cute cartoon clock AI who runs a lot of TVA systems. Miss Minutes offers them a chance to return to the Sacred Timeline together, where they can live out an idyllic life.

They decline, and the two Lokis confront He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), who explains that, eons ago, he and variants of him discovered the multiverse, and more importantly, how to travel between overlapping universes. While initial meetings between universes were cordial, some of his variants were aggressive and warlike —